Kennedy & Wilson
Impact
Kennedy & Wilson... hmmm... 2 ill-fated American presidents now buried in the land of Down Under-takers?
Perfect fodder when reading Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation.
Put the bounty out.
Perfect fodder when reading Sarah Vowell’s Assassination Vacation.
Put the bounty out.
Presentation 3.1 / 5
whoa... must be strict regulations governing export of chocolate from the land of Oz – comes in Tupperware™ containers straight from the school bake sale ready for burping; enrobed pieces, varying size (even w/in the same flavor) & irregular but tight fit & finish; gives down-home meaning to 'hand-made'
Aromas 2.8 / 5
candy starburst / citrus zing + perfume-scented detergent
Textures/Melt 7.4 / 10
| Shells: | Dairy Queen™ soft-serve ice-cream dipping |
| Centers: | cream spread |
Flavor 37.7 / 50
tips its hand - victimized by a wanting couverture gone M.I.A. &/or completely shot-up while infusions blare away, compromising equilibrium; too little tannic backbone (other than burnt edges) for these amplified infusions
Quality 19.6 / 30
Alternating between promising & rude-imentary
Selections
| Couverture: | Callebaut |
BARS
70% - Callebaut’s “classic” vanilla-ized latex; alkalizied into 'bland' w/ burnt shadows at the back to render “authentic” cocoa flavor in a reverse scenario of ‘1 hand giveth, the other taketh away’
48% - think of a straw-hat & wicker-basket loaded w/ rubber kick balls + a Milk Duds™ wax texture; beach volleyball fans will appreciate the ‘savory umami’ getting kicked by sand-in-the-face taste
FILLED CHOCOLATE
Cat’s Tongue - “award-winning” feline anatomical parts; never having French-kissed a kitten... but basically that D.O.A. Callebaut 70% laced in lemon myrtle (cross leakage in the box or added infusion?) heads straight to the morgue; decomposition lingers, however, for those necrophiliacs
Basil - sweet basil ‘n dark cream as couverture offers nil-to-ill support; otherwise well-proportioned in its balance points
Lemon Myrtle - antiseptic strength; another example of the infusion way out on a window ledge without any chocolate scaffolding or even a safety rope to fall back on
Reviewed July 2009
70% - Callebaut’s “classic” vanilla-ized latex; alkalizied into 'bland' w/ burnt shadows at the back to render “authentic” cocoa flavor in a reverse scenario of ‘1 hand giveth, the other taketh away’
48% - think of a straw-hat & wicker-basket loaded w/ rubber kick balls + a Milk Duds™ wax texture; beach volleyball fans will appreciate the ‘savory umami’ getting kicked by sand-in-the-face taste
FILLED CHOCOLATE
Cat’s Tongue - “award-winning” feline anatomical parts; never having French-kissed a kitten... but basically that D.O.A. Callebaut 70% laced in lemon myrtle (cross leakage in the box or added infusion?) heads straight to the morgue; decomposition lingers, however, for those necrophiliacs
Basil - sweet basil ‘n dark cream as couverture offers nil-to-ill support; otherwise well-proportioned in its balance points
Lemon Myrtle - antiseptic strength; another example of the infusion way out on a window ledge without any chocolate scaffolding or even a safety rope to fall back on
Reviewed July 2009